To whet your appetite for the feast of art historic special exhibitions on view during the Summer of 2006, here is a sampler of high-resolution art images taken from nine shows. Included are a portrait drawn by Michelangelo, an early Raphael and a statue of everyone's favorite Boy King, Tutankhamun. Together, these nine pictures represent a mere fraction of the thousands of paintings, drawings, engravings, statues and decorative objects from Art History that await you in museums world-wide. In order to help you keep track of when and where your favorite shows will be on view, Stan Parchin has assembled significant picks in the list entitled "Summer 2006 Special Exhibitions."
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- Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian, 1475-1564). Andrea Quaratesi, ca. 1528-32.Image © The Trustees of the British Museum: Used with permission.
- Jean Clouet (French, 1474/85-1540). Portrait of a Young Woman.Image © The Trustees of the British Museum; Used with permission.
- Monumental Vase with Panther-Shaped Handles (Roman, ca. First Century A.D.)Image © Cincinnati Art Museum; Used with permission.
- Tutankhamun as King of Upper Egypt (Egyptian, 18th Dynasty, ca. 1336-1327 B.C.)Image © Andreas F. Voegelin; Used with permission.
- Jean-Étienne Liotard (Swiss, 1702-1789). Liotard Laughing, ca. 1770Image © Musées d'art et d'histoire, Geneva; Used with permission.
- Lieven van Lathem (Flemish, ca. 1430-1494). Charles the Bold with Angel, 1469-71Image © The J. Paul Getty Museum; Used with permission.
- Saddle (Tibetan, 18th-19th Century A.D.).Image © The Metropolitan Museum of Art; Used with permission.
- Kaminaljuyu Stela 11 (Maya, 200-50 B.C.)Image © Museo Nacional de Arqueología y Etnología, Guatemala City; Used with permission.
- Raphael (Italian, 1483-1520). Madonna and Child Enthroned with Saints, ca. 1504.Image © The Metropolitan Museum of Art; Used with permission.
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